Mughal Empire AH 1122/5 mohur KM-356.12

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40201

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40202 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,116. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH (11)22, Year 5 (1710/1). Shahjahanabad Mint. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Shah Alam Bahadur (AH 1119-24 (1707-12))." This type is listed from twenty-three mints in India. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.6-10.9 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-819; KM-356.12.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• AH 1122/4 mohur, Allahabad mint
• AH 1122/4 rupee, Kashmir mint
• AH 1122/5 rupee, Lahore mint, struck for the Sikhs
• AH 1124/6 mohur, Akbarabad mint
• AH 1124/1 mohur, Akbarabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1710
• return to coins of India, Mughal Empire